Cartograph Organic Instant Coffee Packets 50ct vs Mount Hagen Organic Freeze Dried Instant Coffee
Ahead
Cartograph Organic Instant Coffee Packets 50ct is narrowly ahead, 8.9 to Mount Hagen Organic Freeze Dried Instant Coffee's 8.7. It leads on process & cup quality and packaging & shelf life.
Who each one suits
Organic single-serve sticks for travel, camping and a desk drawer
Scores higher on process & cup quality, packaging & shelf life.
The instant to buy if you have decided instant is beneath you and want to be proved wrong
Scores higher on sourcing transparency.
How they score, criterion by criterion
Both are scored the same way against the rest of their category, from what their makers publish. The weight is how much each criterion moves the total. How the score works
| Criterion | Weight in category | Cartograph Organic Instant Coffee Packets 50ct | Mount Hagen Organic Freeze Dried Instant Coffee |
|---|---|---|---|
| Process & Cup Quality | 30% | 10.0 | 9.0 |
| Convenience & Format | 20% | 8.5 | 8.5 |
| Sourcing Transparency | 18% | 5.0 | 10.0 |
| Packaging & Shelf Life | 16% | 10.0 | 6.7 |
What each one costs
| Price | Not publicly stated | Not publicly stated |
Where they differ
Every specification the two makers publish differently. Everything they match on is in the full table below.
| Cartograph Organic Instant Coffee Packets 50ct | Mount Hagen Organic Freeze Dried Instant Coffee | |
|---|---|---|
| Best for | Organic single-serve sticks for travel, camping and a desk drawer | The instant to buy if you have decided instant is beneath you and want to be proved wrong |
| What sets it apart | Fifty freeze-dried organic sticks with no additives, which is unusual at this format | Freeze-dried, organic and fair-trade, in glass, and it dissolves in cold water |
| Additives | None. The maker states no additives, which most stick formats cannot say | — |
| Bean Type | — | Arabica |
| Certifications | Organic | Fairtrade, Organic |
| Coffee Grams per Bag | 3.5 | — |
| Dissolves in Cold Water | — | ✓ |
| Individually Wrapped | ✓ | — |
| Intended Use | The maker names camping, office and commuting | — |
| Origin | — | Papua New Guinea, Peru and Honduras |
| Origin Note | — | Mount Hagen names the blend on its own site as the finest Arabicas from Papua New Guinea, Peru and Honduras. The jar does not carry it. |
| Packaging Type | Stick | Jar |
| Process Method Note | — | Printed on the jar as FREEZE-DRIED. |
| Roast Level | Medium | — |
| Servings per Pack | 50 sticks, sold as a pack of two | 50 per jar, approximately |
| Sourcing Claim | Ethically sourced, stated by the maker without a certification named for it | — |
| Tasting Notes | chocolate, cinnamon | — |
Pros and cons
From each full review, written from the same published facts as the scores above.
- +Freeze dried with no additives at all, which most stick formats cannot say
- +50 sticks sold as a pack of two, the most servings of any stick format here
- +Organic, medium roast, sold as an instant espresso
- +Cartograph names camping, office and commuting, which is what sticks are for
- −Ethically sourced is stated with no certification named behind it
- −No origin country is published
- −No price is published for it here
- +USDA Organic and Fair Trade, freeze dried, roughly 50 servings a jar
- +Mount Hagen publishes it for cold water and milk as well as hot
- +Arabica in a glass jar rather than plastic
- −A 3.53oz jar, and no price published
- −A jar does not travel, which is what the same maker's sticks are for
Every specification, side by side
| Cartograph Organic Instant Coffee Packets 50ct | Mount Hagen Organic Freeze Dried Instant Coffee | |
|---|---|---|
| Who it suits | ||
| Best for | Organic single-serve sticks for travel, camping and a desk drawer | The instant to buy if you have decided instant is beneath you and want to be proved wrong |
| What sets it apart | Fifty freeze-dried organic sticks with no additives, which is unusual at this format | Freeze-dried, organic and fair-trade, in glass, and it dissolves in cold water |
| Specifications | ||
| Additives | None. The maker states no additives, which most stick formats cannot say | — |
| Bean Type | — | Arabica |
| Certifications | Organic | Fairtrade, Organic |
| Coffee Grams per Bag | 3.5 | — |
| Dissolves in Cold Water | — | ✓ |
| Flavoured | Not flavoured | Not flavoured |
| Individually Wrapped | ✓ | — |
| Intended Use | The maker names camping, office and commuting | — |
| Origin | — | Papua New Guinea, Peru and Honduras |
| Origin Note | — | Mount Hagen names the blend on its own site as the finest Arabicas from Papua New Guinea, Peru and Honduras. The jar does not carry it. |
| Packaging Type | Stick | Jar |
| Process Method | Freeze-dried | Freeze-dried |
| Process Method Note | — | Printed on the jar as FREEZE-DRIED. |
| Roast Level | Medium | — |
| Servings per Pack | 50 sticks, sold as a pack of two | 50 per jar, approximately |
| Ships to | US | US |
| Ships to Note | Confirmed on Amazon US, which is where this link points. Availability in other Amazon stores has not been checked, and a regional store may substitute a different product. | Confirmed on Amazon US, which is where this link points. Availability in other Amazon stores has not been checked, and a regional store may substitute a different product. |
| Sourcing Claim | Ethically sourced, stated by the maker without a certification named for it | — |
| Tasting Notes | chocolate, cinnamon | — |
Cartograph Organic Instant Coffee Packets 50ct vs Mount Hagen Organic Freeze Dried Instant Coffee: common questions
Which is better, Cartograph Organic Instant Coffee Packets 50ct or Mount Hagen Organic Freeze Dried Instant Coffee?
Cartograph Organic Instant Coffee Packets 50ct scores 8.9 against 8.7, both computed from published specifications rather than opinion. Mount Hagen Organic Freeze Dried Instant Coffee is still ahead on sourcing transparency.
Is Cartograph Organic Instant Coffee Packets 50ct or Mount Hagen Organic Freeze Dried Instant Coffee cheaper?
Cartograph Organic Instant Coffee Packets 50ct starts at Not publicly stated, and Mount Hagen Organic Freeze Dried Instant Coffee at Not publicly stated.
Who is Cartograph Organic Instant Coffee Packets 50ct for?
Organic single-serve sticks for travel, camping and a desk drawer
Who is Mount Hagen Organic Freeze Dried Instant Coffee for?
The instant to buy if you have decided instant is beneath you and want to be proved wrong
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